Verification of Estimated Evapotranspiration by Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land and the information of OLI and TIRS sensors

The accurate estimation of daily Evapotranspiration (ET) improves the efficiency of water resources management especially in areas where suffers from water scarcity. In the present study, ET was estimated using surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL) and the experimental model of FAO-Penman-Monteith (FPM) and finally compared and verified with those calculated from pan evaporation method. Since many climatic factors affect the ET values, the sensitivity analysis of SEBAL inputs variables was finally cerried out to determine the key affecting parameters. In this regard, by SEBAL model and emplying the satellite data of Landsat 8 (OLI and TIRS sensors), the ET values were estimated on a daily scale for the time period 2018/07/25 to 2018/09/11. Results of SEBAL model showed that the values of SEE, RMSE and R2 indices were equal to 1.27, 0.76 and 0.77 mm /day and 0.91, 0.6 and 0.92 mm /day, while compared with those of FPM and pan evaporation methods, respectively.